This video investigates a persistent gun shop legend: that Argentine Ballester-Molina pistols were manufactured using salvaged steel from the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee. The description highlights the Graf Spee's scuttling near the HAFDASA factory in Buenos Aires and Argentina's potential lack of domestic steel resources at the time. It directs viewers to a detailed article by Michael Parker, which includes metallurgical analysis, for definitive answers on this intriguing historical claim.
This YouTube video features a ballistic test of reproduction WWI German trench armor, also known as "sappenpanzer" or "grabenpanzer." The video details the historical context of this armor, which was issued to vulnerable troops like machine gunners and sentries during World War I, with up to half a million sets produced. The test involves metallurgical analysis to determine the armor's composition and strength, followed by shooting it with various calibers ranging from .32 ACP to 7.62x54R PZ.
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